6 h. ago Yearly blood tests to detect earliest signs of cancer could prevent half of cases reaching advanced stage

The experts trialled a multi-cancer blood test on a group of people aged between 50 and 79, using both fast-growing tumours and aggressively-expanding tumours.

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7 h. ago Yearly blood tests to detect earliest signs of cancer could prevent half of cases reaching advanced stage

The experts trialled a multi-cancer blood test on a group of people aged between 50 and 79, using both fast-growing tumours and aggressively-expanding tumours.

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8 h. ago Annual blood test could detect cancer in its earliest stages

Experts believe a national rollout of a universal cancer screening test may be less than a decade away

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8 h. ago Annual blood test for cancer ‘could stop half of cases reaching advanced stage’

Experts said there were 49% fewer late-stage diagnoses and 21% fewer deaths within five years compared to usual patient care.

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5 d. ago Two 'vague' toilet symptoms that could point to rare cancer that's often missed

The earliest stages of bile duct cancer might not cause any symptoms which mean it can have reached an advanced stage before it is spotted

Science

8 d. ago Professor warns of earliest signs of 'Stage 0' cancer often overlooked by GPs

Stage 0 cancers rarely cause symptoms but detecting them could offer a 99% chance of recovery

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8 d. ago Breakthrough urine test could soon be used to detect one of the most common forms of cancer

Findings may also lead to drug targets for personalised treatment against cancer

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2 w. ago Pioneering new cancer trial to detect early symptoms to be conducted in Deborah James’ BowelBabe Laboratory

The laboratory will house leading scientists conducting ‘cutting-edge’ research and could be used in the NHS

Science

3 w. ago 'Overused' health test given to millions each year linked to startling explosion in cancers

A medical test used to detect cancer may actually be contributing to the disease, research suggests, accounting for five percent of new cancer diagnoses.

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